Hoftheater

[ˈhoːfteˌaːtɐ]

/[ˈhoːfteˌaːtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Hoftheater” is uncommon German (frequency #57,961 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,961
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Theater am Hof eines Adeligen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hoftheater · Hoftheater · German

Hoftheater · rank #57,961 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,961
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hoffnungslosen

Nearest frequency peer: hoffnungslosen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Hoftheater”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Hoftheater” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hoftheater
PropertyValue
HeadwordHoftheater
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːfteˌaːtɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Hoftheater” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hoftheaterliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „hoffnungslosen“ (#57,960), „Hochofen“ (#57,957), „Hirntumor“ (#57,955). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hoftheater is uncommon German at frequency #57,961 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːfteˌaːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Theater am Hof eines Adeligen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hoftheater, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hoftheater, spelled H-O-F-T-H-E-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Theater am Hof eines Adeligen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Hoftheater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Amalie von Stubenrauch wurde am 4. Oktober 1805 in München geboren und debütierte in der Zeit um 1823 am dortigen Hoftheater.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hoftheater"?
"Hoftheater" is spelled H-O-F-T-H-E-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːfteˌaːtɐ].
What does "Hoftheater" mean?
As a noun, "Hoftheater" means: Theater am Hof eines Adeligen
How do you pronounce "Hoftheater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hoftheater" is [ˈhoːfteˌaːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hoftheater" come from?
"Hoftheater" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list